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Torsa River

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Ghargharia river meets with the Torsa in the Tufanganj subdivision, near Deocharai and the Balarampur Torsa meets with the Kaljani and then flows into Bangladesh by the name of the Kaljani and meets with the
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and Balarampur. Torsa meets with Kaljani and then flows into Bangladesh by the name of Kaljani and meets with Brahmaputra in BD. A distributary known as the Buri Torsa meets
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in India, it is known as the Torsa. In Bangladesh too, it is known by the same name. It is also known as Chumbi, Am-Chu, and Jaldhaka.
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in Tibet, China, where it is known as Machu. Its course continues into Bhutan, India, and Bangladesh before joining the
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River bank erosion along the Ganges in Malda and Murshidabad districts
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Flood hazards in Jalpaiguri district and its management
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Afterwards, the river flows past the border towns of
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Section 2.1.3 The Torsa basin" 431:, University of North Bengal, p. 44 355: 38: 7: 1433:Tributaries of the Brahmaputra River 346:season between June and September. 27:For other things named Torsa, see 25: 330:The Torsha River, along with the 212:From Tibet, the Torsa flows into 317:Amo chu Hydro Power Project, By 63: 51: 1: 121:Physical characteristics 1428:International rivers of Asia 1336:Bumthang or Murchangphy Chhu 1210:List of rivers of Bangladesh 57:Torsa River near Cooch Behar 1305:Puna Tsang Chhu or Sankosh 1190:Country boats in Bangladesh 362:Bandopadhyay, Dilip Kumar, 302:Torsa Strict Nature Reserve 1449: 1225:Damodar Valley Corporation 36:River in India, Bangladesh 26: 366:(Rivers of India), 2002, 141:358 km (222 mi) 62: 50: 423:Roy, Suprakash (2011), 237:Jaldapara National Park 160: • left 263:Major towns and cities 29:Torsa (disambiguation) 1413:Rivers of West Bengal 1355:Mangde or Tongsa Chhu 466:Rivers in and around 241:Tufanganj subdivision 1423:Rivers of Bangladesh 1341:Kuri Chhu or Lhobrak 1220:Waters of South Asia 770:Torsa/Machu/Amo Chhu 1380: /  1320:Wong Chhu or Raidak 1291:Di Chhu or Jaldhaka 735:Raidak or Wong Chhu 644:Northern Bangladesh 146:Basin features 779:Central Bangladesh 180:and also known as 1384:26.279°N 89.580°E 1363: 1362: 1286:Amo Chhu or Torsa 1238: 1237: 408:. 28 August 2021. 198:Brahmaputra River 192:) rises from the 170: 169: 132:Brahmaputra River 16:(Redirected from 1440: 1408:Rivers of Bhutan 1395: 1394: 1392: 1391: 1390: 1385: 1381: 1378: 1377: 1376: 1373: 1272:Rivers of Bhutan 1265: 1258: 1251: 1242: 571:Khawthlangtuipui 460: 453: 446: 437: 432: 410: 409: 402: 396: 395: 393: 391: 377: 371: 369: 360: 227:(in Bhutan) and 161: 67: 55: 39: 21: 1448: 1447: 1443: 1442: 1441: 1439: 1438: 1437: 1418:Rivers of Tibet 1398: 1397: 1388: 1386: 1382: 1379: 1374: 1371: 1369: 1367: 1366: 1364: 1359: 1324: 1274: 1269: 1239: 1234: 1173: 994: 988: 850: 816:Gorai-Madhumati 774: 645: 639: 519: 470: 464: 422: 419: 417:Further reading 414: 413: 404: 403: 399: 389: 387: 385:banglapedia.org 379: 378: 374: 367: 361: 357: 352: 328: 314: 265: 210: 159: 58: 46: 45:Machu, Amo Chhu 43: 37: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1446: 1444: 1436: 1435: 1430: 1425: 1420: 1415: 1410: 1400: 1399: 1389:26.279; 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Index

Torsha River
Torsa (disambiguation)


China
Bhutan
India
Bangladesh
Phuntsholing
Jaigaon
Hasimara
Cooch Behar
Mouth
Brahmaputra River
Kaljani
Chumbi Valley
Brahmaputra River
Bay of Bengal
Bhutan
West Bengal
Phuntsholing
Jaigaon
Hasimara
Jaldapara National Park
Tufanganj subdivision
Deocharai
Jaldhaka
Jamuna
Phuntsholing
Bhutan

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